Bob Davis vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Bob Davis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Davis. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .518) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .256). Bob Davis had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Davis and Eddie Waitkus

Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
237.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
734
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
665
543.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
131
107.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
103
84.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
22.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
41.42
33.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174
142.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
178
145.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
41.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
95
77.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
31.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
32.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
96.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Bob Davis and Eddie Waitkus

Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5584
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1861.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
4.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
5.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
5.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.796
3.796
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.63
75.63
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0